Chap. 224.—An ACT for the protection of deer in the counties of
Shenandoah and Frederick.

Approved February 24, 1888.

1. Be it enacted by the general assembly of Virginia, That
no person shall hunt, kill, chase, or wound any deer between
the fifteenth day of December and the fifteenth day of Sep-
tember of any year.

2. No person shall, hunt, chase, kill, or pursue any deer

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with dogs for the period of five years from the passage of
this act.

3. Any person found with recently killed venison during
the time when killing of, is prohibited, shall be presumed to
have violated the provisions of this act, and the burden of
proot shall be on him to show that the manner in which the
same came into his possession was not in violation of this
act.

4. Any one violating either of these laws shall be fined
for each offence, not less than twenty nor more than fifty
dollars, and may be imprisoned in jail for not less than
thirty nor more than sixty days.

5. Any dogs which are caught in the act of running deer
within the time prohibited by this act, may be killed by any

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P 6. This act shall apply to the counties of Frederick and
Shenandoah. ,

4. This act shall be in torce from its passage.